Bent links flopping over?

[Chris Slade]

Putting bent links on, they seem to want to flop to the outside. This sucks and tires will rub when steering. Is this a common problem?

[Tim_B]

I'm not sure how common it is but I've been having that problem too. I just never thought to ask..lol

[Chris Slade]

Well I'm sorta pissed, these aren't cheap parts and they really aren't useful this way.

I figured it had been talked about somewhere here by now. (Search turned up nothing).

[Tim_B]

Just a quick question, do you have them mounted on the inside of the chassis? Like shocks on the outside and links on the inside on the mount on the axle? Or do you have them on the stock position?

[sniper]

try CA'ing the links to the rod ends if they are spinning from the rod ends that will lock them down so they cant flop over.

[Chris Slade]

Stock position.

[Chris Slade]

I don't think using CA on the rod ends will do anything. The rod end moving on the ball is what causes the flopping. Not the rod moving in relation to the rod end.

[Red]

I've bent my stock ones with benders and notices the flopping of the links to.

[Chris Slade]

Wouldn't moving the links inside the shocks just cause them to flop into the shocks and cause suspension binding?

[Stormin2u]

I'm not running bent links anymore do to the fact that IMO there are less inconsistencies it he strait ones.

[Tim_B]

You would have to mod your skidplate and install them on the inside instead of the outside. That will take care of most of the travel so they don't interfere with the shocks. There's a pic/thread somewhere on here for it. I'll see if i can find it for you.

[jdmstuff]

Just tighten the links on the ends until they are oriented a little bit towards the center of the truck. This way, if it wants to flop, it will flop over without hitting the tire or shocks.

[ussprinceton2004]

Originally Posted by Tim_B

You would have to mod your skidplate and install them on the inside instead of the outside. That will take care of most of the travel so they don't interfere with the shocks. There's a pic/thread somewhere on here for it. I'll see if i can find it for you.

thanks

[Tim_B]

Ok, If you look down the page a little bit you can see what I'm kinda talking about. Just look for the pic with the silver bent links and I think the one under that shows the skidplate mod.

http://www.rccrawler.com/axialcompbuild.html

Hope it helps!
-Tim

[ussprinceton2004]

it appears that the driveshafts will hit the rocks first with bent links installed. I see no advantage to using them

[yellowdemon]

I had this same problem, it's an easy fix. Where the aluminum link is bent and then turns into the plastic end, you can take a small zip tie and tie the plastic on the rod to the bottom of the shock. It doesn't mess up your shocks or articulation. I have 4 wheel steer and it was annoying buy tying the linkage to the shock solves the problem.

[Mortimer Snerd]

Originally Posted by ussprinceton2004

it appears that the driveshafts will hit the rocks first with bent links installed. I see no advantage to using them

Clock the driveshaft up to gain more clearance when using bent links. Also, having one low hanging part is easier to maneuver than having 3....

[ussprinceton2004]

Originally Posted by Mortimer Snerd

Clock the driveshaft up to gain more clearance when using bent links. Also, having one low hanging part is easier to maneuver than having 3....

how do you clock the driveshaft up?

[Fin]

Lengthen the upper link mount in the rear, I built my own 4 link mounts out of aluminum that are longer and this corrects the pinion angle on the drive shaft.

[Desolas]

it appears that the driveshafts will hit the rocks first with bent links installed. I see no advantage to using them

The benefit is that the links won't hang up. Driveshafts have a much harder time hanging up on stuff because they rotate, if one does get hung up when you're stopped it breaks free once you throttle up again. If I were to choose which to have hang up, the link or the driveshaft, I'd rather the driveshaft as it's easier to get it unstuck.